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Tatum scores 30 to help Celtics power past Blazers 115-93

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:15 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and made six 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics beat the Portland Trail Blazers 115-93 to snap a three-game losing streak Wednesday night.Tatum’s 36th game this season with 30 or more points helped the Celtics avoid their first four-game losing streak. Derrick White added 21 points and five assists. Al Horford finished with 17 points, six rebounds and five assists.The Celtics played without big man Robert Williams for the third straight game as he recovers from a strained left hamstring. But they got back Tatum and Horford, who sat out Monday’s overtime loss at Cleveland nursing a sore knee and back, respectively.Both were active during an 18-7 second quarter run that gave Boston a 53-35 cushion. The lead grew to 23 points (94-72) at the end of the third and as high as 27 the fourth.“Just getting out of that losing streak is good for our group,” Horford said. “I guess you could say it’s a breath of fresh air.”...

3 Los Angeles police officers shot and taken to hospitals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:15 GMT

(CNN) — Three Los Angeles Police Department officers were shot Wednesday night, prompting a city-wide tactical alert, officials said.The officers were wounded in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles and taken to area hospitals in unknown conditions, LAPD Officer Luis Garcia told CNN.LAPD did not provide details on what led up to the shooting or who opened fire.A city-wide tactical alert is in effect, which is meant to bring resources to the area of the shooting, Garcia said.This is a developing story and will be updated.

Oscar-nominated directors thank Emerson College professors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:15 GMT

Two of this year’s Oscar-nominated directors have ties to Boston as graduates from Emerson College. As the Oscars approach, one of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s former professors said he remembers the pair well.Kwan and Scheinert, known as “the Daniels,” directed “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”The pair met while studying film at Emerson. They thanked Professor John Craig Freeman while on stage this weekend for an awards ceremony.“We would not be here without the advocates, the cheerleaders, the people who really believed us and snuck us into the back door, starting with our teachers,” Kwan said.Kwan said Freeman “taught us how to teach ourselves.” “Thank you,” Kwan said. 7NEWS spoke with Freeman, the duo’s visual and media arts professor, who said the recent shoutout was the ultimate compliment coming from students he remembers well. “They were self actualizing artists, and they very much knew what they wanted to do, and they tr...

MIAA statewide scores and highlights from Wednesday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:15 GMT

BOYS BASKETBALLThe Boston English run continues.David Ballenilla scored 13 points, while Jayson Edwards added 12 as 22nd-seeded Boston English (13-8) advanced to the Div. 3 quarterfinals with a 61-54 win over No. 27 Lowell Catholic. Alijah Iraola had a game-high 17 for the Crusaders.Josh Jean Charles scored 22 points as No. 2 Burke (18-4) cruised to an 80-44 win over No. 15 Tyngsboro in a Div. 4 second-round contest. … Trystan Carter led the way with 18 points for No. 7 Randolph (18-4) in a 74-56 win over No. 10 West Bridgewater (16-5).GIRLS BASKETBALLIn the Div. 1 round of 16, Natalia Hall-Rosa collected 25 points and five boards for No. 7 Bridgewater-Raynham (19-3) in a 60-43 win over No. 10 Newton North. … Emily Collins scored 17 points as No. 11 Winchester (16-6) ousted sixth-seeded Framingham, 43-37.BOYS HOCKEYIn a Div. 3 quarterfinal matchup, Mauricio Sousa buried a breakaway goal with five seconds left as No. 5 Watertown/Wayland (14-6-3) defeated No. 4 Nauset, 3-2.Jake Vana h...

Central Catholic works overtime, edges BC High, 51-46

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:15 GMT

LAWRENCE — With its back up against the wall, Central Catholic‘s defense was as good as ever.Joey Hart came through with a clutch three-point play and the Raiders held BC High without a field goal over the final seven minutes as No. 14 Central Catholic knocked off the No. 13 Eagles, 51-46, in overtime on Wednesday night.Central Catholic advances to the Division 1 quarterfinals to play No. 5 Needham on Saturday.“We’re so battle tested with the schedule we play that our guys just don’t get rattled,” Central Catholic coach Mark Dunham said. “Our guys are confident and they are when they have to be.”BC High led 44-40 with just over two minutes left in regulation and the ball, but two turnovers and a pair of layups from Marcus Rivera tied the game at 44.Central Catholic had four chances to win the game at the end of regulation, but each three-pointer hit the rim, sending the game to overtime. The Eagles grabbed a one point edge, 46-45, midway through the extra session on two free throws ...

‘A breath of fresh air:’ Celtics stop bleeding with blowout victory over Blazers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:15 GMT

As the Celtics processed their third consecutive agonizing loss on Monday night, they tried to thread a balance. They didn’t want to overreact to their struggles, but still wanted to act with a sense of urgency, knowing they have issues to iron out as the playoffs loom.“Winning cures all,” Malcolm Brogdon said Monday in Cleveland.For one night, it did.A typically inconsequential home game against the struggling Blazers suddenly became more important for the reeling Celtics in the face of some late-season adversity. After Monday’s loss, Brogdon said he told Blake Griffin it was one they needed to win to get back on track before a six-game, 16-day road trip against winnable teams.The Celtics stopped the bleeding and never let their foot off the gas in a wire-to-wire, 115-93 win over the Blazers at TD Garden. Jayson Tatum scored 30 points, Derrick White added 20 points and seven assists, and behind a strong early shooting display, the C’s earned an early double-digit and didn’t let it ...

Biden to highlight nuclear submarine deal with UK, Australia leaders in San Diego

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:15 GMT

President Biden will travel to San Diego on Monday to highlight the nuclear submarine deal with UK, Australia, alongside British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.The three leaders plan to engage in talks about  AUKUS, which deals with security in the Asia Pacific and Australia obtaining the nuclear-powered submarines under the agreement.Biden on Tuesday will then travel to Monterey Park for remarks on gun violence and later travel to Las Vegas. The next day, in Las Vegas, he will discuss his plan to lower the price of prescription drugs.Albanese said earlier on Wednesday that he planned to meet with Biden, saying there would be further announcements about the plans.Biden’s trip to California comes as he faces a steady stream of criticism from Republicans and Democrats for not visiting East Palestine, Ohio in the wake of the train derailment last month. He will travel to Philadelphia, Pa., on Thursday to unveil his budget.When the security pac...

3 officers shot in east Los Angeles; suspect barricaded

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:15 GMT

A massive police response was deployed Wednesday night in east Los Angeles after three officers were shot.The shooting took place some time after 6 p.m. near the intersection of Mission Road and North Broadway in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood.Video from Sky5 showed a large perimeter set up around the scene for what appeared to be a barricaded suspect.A police source later confirmed to KTLA that officers had been in the area as part of a felony investigation. They observed the suspect walking down the alley, and then go into a residence.Police then set up a perimeter and a police K-9 unit was called to the scene.The suspect was located in a small room in the bottom of the main house. Officers called out to the suspect, but he refused to surrender. Eventually, tear gas was deployed and gunshots were fired, at which point the three officers were wounded.The suspect went back into the home where he remained as additional police and SWAT teams arrived to the scene. Police have been un...

China’s other top leaders bring loyalty to Xi, experience

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:15 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Six men sit alongside Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the ruling Communist Party’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee, handling major portfolios from propaganda to corruption fighting. All are party veterans with close personal and professional ties to Xi, China’s most powerful figure in decades. Their roles are expected to come more into focus during the ongoing session of the National People’s Congress, China’s ceremonial legislature. The backgrounds of the six show the continued “prominence of politics in Xi Jinping’s vision for China’s governance,” said Neil Thomas, a fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis.The standing committee has only male representatives and the 24-member Politburo, which has had only four female members since the 1990s, also has no female officials after the departure of Vice Premier Sun Chunlan.Some details about the standing committee members in order of their party rank:LI QIANG Perha...

Malaysian ex-PM Muhyiddin arrives at anti-graft agency

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:37:15 GMT

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin arrived Thursday at the anti-graft agency office for a second time in a matter of weeks over alleged corruption in the awarding of government projects under his rule.A large crowd of supporters gathered outside the agency building amid speculation that he might be arrested and charged for graft. Muhyiddin, 75, got out of his car and prayed with his supporters before he went into the building. In a Facebook statement hours earlier, Muhyiddin denied rumors that he was arrested Wednesday on a golf course. He said he has been called to the anti-graft agency but didn’t say why.If Muhyiddin is charged, he will be the second former leader to be indicted after leaving office. Ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak began a 12-year jail term in August after losing a final appeal in a graft case.Shortly after taking power in November, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim ordered a review of government projects approved by past administ...